EHC Biel

EHC Biel-Bienne is a professional ice hockey club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League (NL). Since the city of Biel is completely bilingual, alongside the German name EHC Biel (Abbr: EHCB) the team also has a French name, HC Bienne (Abbr: HCB). The team plays its home games in the 6,521-seat Tissot Arena.

EHC Biel
CityBiel, Switzerland
LeagueNational League
Founded1939
Home arenaTissot Arena
Colors     
General managerUeli Schwarz
Head coachPetri Matikainen
CaptainGaëtan Haas
Websitewww.ehcb.ch
Franchise history
1939–47EHC Biel/Bienne
1947–48EHC Tornado Biel
1948–presentEHC Biel
Current season

History

EHC Biel played in lower Swiss ice hockey leagues until they got promoted in the second-tier Swiss League in 1960. In 1975 EHC Biel won the Swiss League-title and got promoted to the first level, the National League. During the 20 years between 1975 and 1995 the club won three national championships in 1978, 1981 and 1983 under three coaches (František Vanek, Ed Reigle, Kent Ruhnke). After the relegation in 1995 EHC Biel had to wait 13 years until their return to the NL. After three consecutive championship victories in the second-tier Swiss League, EHC Biel was reinstated into the NL, winning the promotion/relegation best of 7 series against EHC Basel 4-0 in 2008.

A strong local rivalry exists with the SCL Tigers, SC Bern, EHC Olten, and HC Ajoie. Games between these teams often attract sell-out crowds.

During the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Biel were strengthen by the acquisitions of NHL All-Stars Tyler Seguin and Patrick Kane. They were joined by future NHL players, goalkeeper Reto Berra and winger Nikolaj Ehlers.

Honors

Champions

Players

Current roster

Updated 11 February 2023.[1]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
96 Switzerland Damien Brunner (A) RW R 37 2018 Kloten, Switzerland
98 Switzerland Luca Christen D R 25 2021 Langenthal, Switzerland
10 Switzerland Luca Cunti C L 34 2019 Zürich, Switzerland
9 Switzerland Noah Delémont D L 21 2020 Biel, Switzerland
29 Switzerland Beat Forster (A) D L 40 2017 Bütschwil-Ganterschwil, Switzerland
40 Switzerland Etienne Froidevaux C L 34 2021 Biel, Switzerland
77 Switzerland Robin Grossmann D L 36 2021 Dintikon, Switzerland
92 Switzerland Gaëtan Haas (C) C R 31 2021 Biel, Switzerland
13 Switzerland Luca Hischier C L 28 2021 Naters, Switzerland
16 Austria Fabio Hofer RW R 32 2020 Lustenau, Austria
89 Switzerland Tino Kessler C R 27 2019 Weesen, Switzerland
73 Switzerland Mike Künzle LW R 29 2018 Zürich, Switzerland
50 Sweden Viktor Lööv D L 30 2021 Södertälje, Sweden
19 Sweden Jesper Olofsson LW L 31 2022 Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
25 Finland Toni Rajala (A) LW L 32 2016 Parkano, Finland
27 Switzerland Yannick Rathgeb D R 27 2019 Langenthal, Switzerland
37 Switzerland Mattheo Reinhard C L 19 2022 Worben, Switzerland
22 Switzerland Simon Rytz G L 40 2022 Biel, Switzerland
76 Finland Jere Sallinen LW L 32 2021 Espoo, Finland
35 Finland Harri Säteri G L 33 2022 Toijala, Finland
28 Switzerland Elvis Schläpfer C L 22 2019 Basel, Switzerland
32 Switzerland Noah Schneeberger D R 35 2021 Langenthal, Switzerland
61 Canada Riley Sheahan C L 31 2022 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
55 Switzerland Yanick Stampfil D L 23 2020 Zuchwil, Switzerland
7 Switzerland Ramon Tanner C L 24 2018 Appenzell, Switzerland
36 Switzerland Joren van Pottelberghe G L 26 2020 Zug, Switzerland
75 Russia Alexander Yakovenko D L 25 2021 Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Notable alumni

References
  1. "EHC Biel team roster". www.ehcb.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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